Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2026

At sk1d, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our forum.

1. Information We Collect

Username, and optional profile details you submit
Content you post on the forum (threads, replies, profile data)
Hashed metadata such as IP address and device info (used only for security and abuse prevention)
For maximum security your personal info is hashed and is not able to be reversed by us or anyone else.

We hash all personal metadata (such as IP addresses and user agents) using SHA-256 or equivalent standards to ensure the highest possible security and privacy for our users. This data is never stored in raw form.

2. How We Use Your Information

To operate and maintain the forum
To improve security and prevent abuse
To display your posts and profile to other users

3. Cookies and Analytics

We may use cookies or local storage to remember your session and improve UX. Analytics may be used to track forum performance (non-personally identifiable).

4. Sharing

We may sell or share your personal data. Content you post is visible to others. Moderators and admins may access account data to enforce rules or investigate abuse.

5. Data Security

We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no system is 100% secure.

6. Your Rights

If you wish to update or delete your account, contact an admin. You may also control cookies via your browser settings.

7. Changes

We may update this policy. If we do, we will post the new version here with a revised date.

If you have questions, contact us via the forum admin panel or DM a moderator.

Ezoic Services

Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you're visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

IP address
Operating system type and version
Device type
Language preferences
Web browser type
Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)

Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.